9 Easy, Healthy Snacks You Can Make in Your Dorm

After watching documentaries like “Fed Up”, I learned that processed sugar is at the root of all weight gain, low energy, and even some diseases like diabetes. Scary, right?! If you look at everything in your fridge or pantry right now, probably most of it has a ton of processed sugar, and ingredients you can’t even pronounce. I’m sure you can imagine these ingredients do not make for healthy snacks or meals.

Most of our sugar intake comes from snacks we can quickly grab when we’re running out the door for class.

Snacks like protein bars and chips have either tons of sugar or are really high in the bad kinds of fats (trans fats), which in turn makes your cholesterol higher. And no one wants that.

Haven’t you noticed that every time you eat a snack, it doesn’t make you full, and you don’t have any more energy than before?

The key to getting filled up is eating smaller portions, more frequently in a day.

According to some health experts, you should be eating small portions six times a day.

We’re here to give you some healthy snack ideas, that are made with natural ingredients, and are high in protein so that they keep you full for longer.

And don’t worry, none of these snacks require any fancy food processors or any equipment that you don’t already have in your dorm room. Read on to find out all the healthy snacks you have at your fingertips!

1. Nuts and Seeds

Source: Rebel Dietician

Nuts and seeds are great snacks when it comes to being quick and easy to grab when you’re running late.

Avoid the nuts and seeds that roasted, salted, or pre-packaged at the grocery store.

These packages have a bunch of unecessary, unhealthy added fat and cholesterol content!

The above photo of nuts and seeds are all snacks that are healthy and unprocessed!

If you can’t pronounce any of the added ingredients on any packaging, it is not going to be a healthy option!

2. Energy Bites

These little balls of energy are one of my new favorite healthy snacks to make! They require a bit more prep, but you can do that on the weekends, for the week ahead.

These recipes below are no-bake energy bites, and they are stocked full of protein. You will love them so much, you’ll have to make another batch mid-week!

Energy bites usually are comprised of oats and some type of nut butter, with some other ingredients to make the bites flavorful!

This snack is great because it doesn’t have any processed sugar, only natural sugar (I tend to stick with honey rather than maple syrup).

An important thing to note is these recipes require chia seeds and flaxseed which, if you don’t already have in your kitchen, you can easily grab from Trader Joe’s or your local grocery store.

Chia seeds are one of the most nutrition-filled foods out there, and flax seeds are very high in fiber and have Omega-3 fatty acids.

These healthy fats are good for your heart.

The great thing about these items is that once you buy them, you have them at your disposal for a long time since there is so much in one bag! Same with oats. 🙂

Check out my favorite recipes below!

No-Bake Energy Bites 7 Ways

Source: Sweet Peas and Saffron

These bites 7 ways are from the blog Sweet Peas and Saffron.

This blogger gives the instructions for the base recipe, and then tells you 7 different ways to add toppings and fun flavors.